Balloon-borne aerosol–cloud interaction studies (BACIS): field campaigns to understand and quantify aerosol effects on clouds

Ravi Kiran, Varaha; Venkat Ratnam, Madineni; Fujiwara, Masatomo; Russchenberg, Herman; Wienhold, Frank G.; Madhavan, Bomidi Lakshmi; Roja Raman, Mekalathur; Nandan, Renju; Akhil Raj, Sivan Thankamani; Hemanth Kumar, Alladi; Ravindra Babu, Saginela

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-4709-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-4709-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-4709-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 15, issue 16

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19 Aug 2022

Research article |

| 19 Aug 2022

Balloon-borne aerosol–cloud interaction studies (BACIS): field campaigns to understand and quantify aerosol effects on clouds

Varaha Ravi Kiran, Madineni Venkat Ratnam, Masatomo Fujiwara, Herman Russchenberg, Frank G. Wienhold, Bomidi Lakshmi Madhavan, Mekalathur Roja Raman, Renju Nandan, Sivan Thankamani Akhil Raj, Alladi Hemanth Kumar, and Saginela Ravindra Babu

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RC1:
'Comment on amt-2021-410', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Apr 2022

The comment was uploaded in the form of a supplement: https://amt.copernicus.org/preprints/amt-2021-410/amt-2021-410-RC1-supplement.pdf

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2021-410-RC1
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Ravi Kiran Varaha, 14 Jun 2022
  
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  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2021-410-AC1
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'Comment on amt-2021-410', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 May 2022

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- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Ravi Kiran Varaha, 14 Jun 2022
  
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  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2021-410-AC2

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Ravi Kiran Varaha on behalf of the Authors (14 Jun 2022) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (18 Jun 2022) by Simone Lolli

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (01 Jul 2022)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (07 Jul 2022) by Simone Lolli

AR by Ravi Kiran Varaha on behalf of the Authors (16 Jul 2022) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (21 Jul 2022) by Simone Lolli

AR by Ravi Kiran Varaha on behalf of the Authors (25 Jul 2022) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

We proposed and conducted the multi-instrumental BACIS (Balloon-borne Aerosol–Cloud Interaction Studies) field campaigns using balloon-borne in situ measurements and ground-based and space-borne remote sensing instruments. Aerosol-cloud interaction is quantified for liquid clouds by segregating aerosol and cloud information in a balloon profile. Overall, the observational approach proposed here demonstrated its capability for understanding the aerosol–cloud interaction process.